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What literary device does the following excerpt from the story contain?

Mr. private knew a gifted student when hesaw one, and Clegg simmons was one smart cookie.
A. metaphor
B. personification
C. simile
D. allusion

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It's A because she compares Simmons to a smart cookie without the use of 'like' or 'as'
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